Stephen Drew

The White Sox pitcher on the mound in the ninth inning Friday night had Yankees second baseman Brendan Ryan grinning between pitches. Well, he was smiling -- until he struck out on an 85 mph fastball. Then Ryan flipped his bat to the side as Sox designated hitter Adam LaRoche left the mound with a mischievous smile on his face. With Sox pitchers having thrown 207 pitches heading into the ninth inning of a 13-6 loss to the Yankees at U.S. Cellular Field, Sox manager Robin Ventura opted to save his bullpen more work by using the 35-year-old veteran slugger instead. Ventura had given veteran Adam Dunn an opportunity to pitch in a similar blowout last season. The appearance allowed LaRoche...

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